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Real Hamptons Beauties: 9 Inspiring Women

After seeing Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory at age 5,
Lauren (daughter of fashion mogul Ralph Lauren), set her
heart on following the same path. She's since founded
Dylan's Candy Bar, which stocks 7,000 plus confections in
three locations (including East Hampton).

Age: 37. Base out
East: Montauk. Won’t be seen without: A smile, gummy candy,
a water bottle, and my BlackBerry. Hamptons is home because:
My favorite memories have taken place here—learning to
bike ride, playing with my pet rabbits in the backyard, and
getting engaged on the beach. Secret of my success: Listening
to my gut. No one would ever guess: I train people in aqua
aerobics. And even though I eat a ton of candy, I'm a health
nut. Best beauty advice ever given to me: Wear sunscreen and
always use a bronzing powder to give you a tan. New
discovery: Pinterest, Instagram, and TRX bands for a great
workout anywhere. Cause closest to my heart: Any charities
that rescue and provide welfare to animals. Would want my
tombstone to read: Candy Queen. Go-to beauty brands: Make
Up For Ever and Bobbi Brown. Hamptons guilty pleasure:
Soft serve vanilla ice cream from John's Drive In in
Montauk.

Age: 54.Base out East: Sag
Harbor. Hamptons guilty pleasure:
Anything from Round Swamp Farm
and skinny-dipping in the pool. Go-to
beauty brand: Bliss.Hamptons is home because:
It’s a complete oasis. From the moment
I get here, I feel no stress. I’m most proud of:
My twin daughters, who recently
graduated from college. Best beauty advice
ever given to me: Keep your makeup
minimal so no one can tell it’s there.
Signature scent: Aqua Motu from
Comptoir Sud Pacifique. Trademark look:
Cropped twill pants, a tank, wedges,
bangle bracelets, and a long necklace.
New discovery: The provocative paintings
of Lisa Yuskavage and the sandwiches
at Villa Italian Specialties in East
Hampton. Beauty black book: River Lloyd
at Serge Normant at John Freida Salons
has been doing my hair for 20 years.

Health-minded mother of three, Epstein
swapped her career in law to cofound The
Soft Serve Fruit Co., the ultimate no-guilt
dessert spot with locations in Manhattan and
the East End.

Age: 37.Base out East: Sag Harbor.Hamptons is home because: It has a unique juxtaposition
of quiet beauty with a healthy dose of
energy and excitement. And it never hurts to
be minutes away from a vineyard.Cause closest
to my heart: Making education more accessible.Would want my eulogy to be: She showed up; she
cared; she died fast. Hamptons guilty pleasure:
Sleeping in.No one would ever guess: I was a
Manhattan Assistant District Attorney.Best
beauty advice ever given to me: Sleep on your back
to avoid wrinkles.This decade I plan to: Raise my
children so that they feel confident and
happy, not get fat, and love my husband.Hamptons inspiration: A run along Long Beach
and a paddleboard ride around the bay with
one of the kids in tow.Go-to beauty brand: Natura
Bissé. Beauty black book: I love Kevin Maple
Salon in Southampton.Secret of my success: Fear
of failure.Trademark look: Ponytail—I even
walked down the aisle in one.

After spending her 20s working in fashion,
Wolffer decided to embrace her entrepreneurial
spirit and now travels the country aboard The
StyleLiner, a lavish refurbished 20-foot potato
chip truck from where she peddles high-end
accessories.

Age: 30.Base out East: Sagaponack.This
decade: I’d like to start a family with my husband,
Max. Won’t be seen without: The diamond ring my
dad gave my mom when I was born. She gave it to
me for my 30th birthday. It’s a little memory of
him. Hamptons is my home because: It’s where I grew up.
My connection to my history keeps me coming
back.Best beauty advice ever given to me: Learn to love
what you’ve been given, and don’t point out your
own flaws.Hamptons inspiration: Riding horses at my
family’s stables and vineyards in Sagaponack.New
discovery: Fashion Gone Rogue, a great website
covering all things fashion. Go-to beauty brand: Kate
Sommerville. Favorite feature: My hair. I used to try
to get rid of my curls, now I love them even when
they get a little “Rasta” in the summer. Hamptons
guilty pleasure: Taking a weekday off to go to the
beach by myself with a book and an iced vanilla
chai with skim milk from The Golden Pear Cafe.

As a CNN national correspondent and host
of Fashion: Backstage Pass, Cho is as adept at
filing hard news from North Korea as she is
at interviewing Victoria Beckham at New
York’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

Age: 41.
Base out East: Southampton.Hamptons is home
because: I breathe differently and sleep more
soundly at the beach.Secret of my success: Over-prepare, and then go with the flow. No one
would ever guess: I can eat more than most
grown men. Cause closest to my heart: New
Yorkers for Children and Literacy Partners.
Trademark look: Sleek hair, dramatic eye, and
pale lips. Hamptons guilty pleasure: Dreesen’s
Famous Donuts. Rule to live by: Only spend
time with people you really want to see and
do things you really want to do. Go-to beauty
brand: Tom Ford in the city, and Sue Devitt at
the beach. Beauty black book: My friend, Sally
Hershberger, has been cutting my hair for 10
years; J. Sisters for manicures, pedicures,
waxing, and facials. Won’t be seen without: My
“Jackie Cho” sunglasses.

First hitting the small screen at six months old (in
a Wonder Bread commercial), Manhattan-born
Miller has found success in roles on The Drew
Carey Show, Scrubs, and now a starring spot
alongside Courteney Cox in Cougar Town.

Age: 48.Base out East: Sagaponack.Secret of my success:
Massive amounts of luck: I worked hard, but
anyone successful in Hollywood who doesn’t
mention luck is a fibber.Hamptons is home because:
Both my brother and I have our best memories
here. Our family had a house in Quogue. No one
would ever guess: I used to be a door girl at Nell’s.
Cause closest to my heart: The Michael J. Fox
Foundation and Joyful Heart Foundation.
Hamptons guilty pleasure: Milk Pail Farmstand apple
crumble and Scoop Du Jour warm donuts in the
morning. Best beauty advice ever given to me: Don’t
over-pluck your eyebrows; they might not grow
back.Won’t be seen without: My Sirius XM Radio
app so I can hear Howard Stern wherever I go.
Trademark look: Jeans, T-shirt, and Belgian loafers.
I seem to wear the same clothes I did in high
school. I stay in shape by: Spinning at SoulCycle,
Pilates at Erika Bloom Pilates Plus, and trying to
keep my boys from killing each other at various
places around town.

Taking time out from her frenetic media career to have three children, budding yoga pro Mnuchin now splits her time between the Hamptons and LA (where she collaborated with Alanna Zabel on her line of yoga wear, AZIAM).

Age: 44.Base out
East: Southampton.I’m most proud of: Getting my
yoga teacher training certificate.Hamptons
inspiration: The memories I have growing up
here with my paternal grandmother—fishing
and clamming in the bay, making bonfires with
the drift wood we collected, and looking for
shooting stars. Beauty game changer: Since I found
CeraVe products, I don’t use any fancy skin
products. Cause closest to my heart: City Harvest,
which strives to end hunger in New York.
Hamptons guilty pleasure: Hiring the Clamman to
do a family clambake on the beach with a
bonfire. Best beauty advice ever given to me:
Embrace your curly hair. I stay in shape by: Yoga
with Erika Halweil and paddleboarding with
Juris Kupris. My best feature: The company I
keep. This decade: I hope to return to India and
Tibet and show my children the most beautiful
places I have ever been.

With a string of noteworthy firsts to her
name (including first African-American
woman on the cover of Mademoiselle and
first to open a white tablecloth restaurant in
the Times Square Theater District), the
notable chef, TV personality, and author
has made Sag Harbor her home for 30
years.

Age: 62.Base out East: Sag Harbor.Best
beauty advice ever given to me: Drink plenty of
water and have plenty of romance in your
life.Secret of my success: I have stood on a
mountain of no’s for one yes. Cause closest to
my heart: Organizations that help others live a
healthier lives, such as the National Kidney
Foundation, as well as the USO and my
work creating food products for the armed
forces. Won’t be seen without: Estée Lauder’s
Beautiful perfume. Favorite feature: My
husband, Dan Gasby, would say my
derrière. Hamptons inspiration: When I walk the
beach in front of my house, I know the steps
I walk over were once taken by slaves who
had escaped the South. Go-to beauty brand: Dr.
Bronner’s Magic Soaps. Hamptons guilty
pleasure: Shopping at the EECO in East
Hampton, a local community organic farm.

The glamorous face of Dior’s public relations,
Vavra has been the brand’s vice president for
years. She lives in Long Island with her husband
and two children Eve, 12, and Tom, 10.

Age: 45.
Base out East: East Hampton. Secret of my success: Be
kind, gracious, present, and eager to learn
something new every day. Hamptons guilty pleasure:
Vintage shopping. I love Out of the Closet in
Water Mill and Lynn Stoller Collection in
Westhampton Beach. I have never left that shop
empty-handed. Best beauty advice ever given to me: A
teaspoon of organic apple cider vinegar every
morning to keep the outside glowing and the
inside going.Hamptons is home because: Some of the
best beaches, wineries, galleries, and chefs in the
world are all here. My beauty philosophy: Never leave
the house without lashes. No one would ever guess: I
was the only kid in the city who got a shellfish
license before a driver’s license. Cause closest to my
heart: Operation Smile, which raises money to
change the lives of children born with cleft
palates.

Styling by Sarah Liebowitz
Makeup by Kerstin Huesges for Dior Beauty
Hair by Jeanie Syfu for Ba-Reps.com
Manicure by Mar Y Soul for Artists by Timothy Priano
Shot on location at The Baker House 1650, East Hampton, New York